Hitchcock County vs. Hayes County

	Hitchcock County (NE)	Hayes County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,806	916
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.5%	-4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,908	960
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,908	967
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.8%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.3%	27.5%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	48.3%
White alone, percent	98.0%	97.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.2%	4.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.1%	93.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	246	84
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,740	512
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.0%	70.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$57,800	$62,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$913	$900
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$374	$366
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$634	$467
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.9%	2.4%
Households, 2014-2018	1,209	413
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.32	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	94.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.5%	84.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.0%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.6%	18.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.1%	10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	26.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.2%	65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.2%	62.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.4	24.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,902	$45,515
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,917	$26,369
Persons in poverty, percent	15.3%	16.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	67	22
Total employment, 2017	399	48
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	18,011	1,482
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-9.3%	-9.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	247	85
All firms, 2012	389	39
Men-owned firms, 2012	129	25
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	383	37
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	301	29
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.1	1.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	709.94	713.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hitchcock county (NE) and Hayes county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.